In June of 2025, I decided to purchase The Creator Passport course after debating on it for well over 6 months, mainly because of the price tag. Was it worth it? The claims were that anyone can create content, grow Instagram followers and that they give you the recipe for creating viral videos and making 6 figures off of your content. Read on to find out!
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The course is divided into three modules:
Track 1: The Manual Method - From Auto to Manual in 30 days.
Track 2: Grow Like a Pro Blueprint
Track 3: The 6-Figure Fast Track
Track 1: The Manual Method - From Auto to Manual in 30 days.
The Manual Method section includes 185 lessons you can work through at your own pace. It covers everything from Photography Basics and Videography to How to Film Yourself and even Filming on an iPhone or Android.
You’ll learn how to plan your shots, select ideal locations, pose with confidence, and utilize techniques such as lens flares and long exposures. There’s also a full section on Drone Videography, including gear recommendations and tips like when to shoot vertical vs. horizontal. In addition, it tells you about things like licenses and insurance for your drone.
If you've never filmed before, this course is designed to take you from complete beginner to confident videographer. You're encouraged to get hands-on—experiment with aperture, manual focus, shutter speed, and more as you go.
I found this section to be comprehensive, and I completed the parts that applied to me. I am having my husband do the drone section. I already had a camera, but I learned about things to get, like a UV cover for my lenses, or which lenses G and S use and why. One thing to note is that for you to improve your filming, you will need to practice. Watch videos and see how they are filmed and then try it and see how you did. You are not going to learn it from a video without taking time to practice it hands-on.
Filming quality content is super important, and an online course can help, but it can't film it for you. This part of the course is extremely thorough and great as a reference for later use.
Track 2: Grow Like a Pro Blueprint has 77 lessons total—but not all of them are traditional lessons.
The first section, "Setting a Strong Brand Foundation" is essentially branding 101. It walks you through identifying your Target Audience, creating Audience Personas, setting up systems, and developing your Brand Guidelines.
The next section, Building and Growing Your Instagram, delves into strategies such as the 2025 IG Growth Formula, identifying why you aren’t currently growing, defining High-Quality Content, Trend Forecasting, and how to test ideas using Instagram Trials.
There’s also a whole section on Audience Retention—how to use Stories, get audience feedback, and even set up a ManyChat Funnel. Plus, there are modules on Viral Video Creation, understanding Analytics, Editing, organizing your content, and growing on TikTok and YouTube.
My honest take? I went into this section hoping to find a clear formula for growing on Instagram—especially something I could apply to Reels. While the course has a lot of valuable information about content creation and building a community, there isn’t a magic formula for going viral or rapidly growing your following. What it does provide is a solid foundation to build from and helps you create a strategy for your content such as hoving a strong text hook, visual hook
Stephen and Giselle genuinely give you their time to help you grow, and the course does a great job of fostering community with the other people taking it. They also share their own viral Reels and break them down so you can recreate them in your own way.
Several lessons are recorded Zoom sessions with a previous cohort or with experts that you can watch at your own pace. For example, there’s a 3-part series featuring a motivational coach recorded with a prior cohort. The one thing I didn’t like is that these bonus sessions are required to complete the track, but that is pretty minor.
Track 3: The 6-Figure Fast Track.
This section has 66 lessons in total. It shows you how to create multiple streams of income as a creator, how to price your work, and provides templates to help you pitch brands. One of the best things in this section is the Pricing Calculator, which was new to our cohort and shows you how to price your work based on follower count, engagement rate, and deliverables. This includes things like usage rights, how to price for print, and pricing for organic vs paid usage. They also show you how to create packages and upsell your services.
Yes! One of the best things about this course is that you have 2 times a month when you can ask Giselle and Stephen for help by emailing them. This can be anything from "Hey, my reels are not performing" to "I have this brand deal, and I have specific questions on how to price my work". I did not use this for June and July, but just did, and it is a game-changer to get direct feedback. I would recommend that you lean into this if you decide to do the course. You are paying for it, keep it in mind and use it.
The short answer is no; while you will gain a few followers from your classmates, you will support each other by providing feedback on content. There is no magic key to growing a following. Before I started the course, I was averaging about a million views a month and growing a few followers a day, and I average the same or less now and grow a few followers a day on Instagram now, although I spend an average of 2 hours a day on my content. My TikTok and Facebook are growing at a much more rapid clip than my Instagram, but the Creator Passport does not focus on that.
Some people are better at filming and putting things together; for some of us, it takes time and learning to get there. The class gives you a basis for creating great content. It gives you people to turn to for feedback when a piece of content flops or when you need help with a hook. The support of other creators has value.
I asked G and S this question, and they said, "No. You have to have a minimum of 50k on TikTok to charge anyone for your work." Their answer surprised me since I have worked with brands and was monetizing my work before joining The Creator Passport. My one piece of advice is to listen to your gut, some people are good at pitching and their content speaks for itself. If you feel comfortable pitching you should do it!